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Long O Sound Words

Long O at a glance:

  • Words with o sound include oval, going, hello
  • Words with o_e sound include bone, nose, spoke
  • Words with oa sound include oat, boat, road
  • Words with ow sound include grow, show, rainbow

Spelling Frequencies:

  • o - 73%
  • o_e - 14%
  • oa - 5%
  • ow - 5%

Rare Spelling Patterns:

  • oe (toe)
  • ough (though)
  • ew (sew)
  • eau (plateau)
  • ol (yolk)
  • oo (brooch)
  • ot (depot)
  • owe (owe)

Common Spelling Generalisations or Patterns:

  • o is used at the beginning of words or at the end of an open syllable
    e.g. open, over, ro/bot, go/ing
  • oa is typically used in the middle of a word, but can also occur at the beginning e.g. oat, oak, road, boat
  • ow is typically used at the end of a word but can also come before the letter n
    e.g. grown, yellow, own
  • o_e is usually used in the middle of the final syllable e.g. cone, quote, decode
  • In words that end in long o, o occurs 62% of the time, ow occurs 33% of the time, and oe occurs 5% of the time